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psss from selling goods, wares and mer-
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Senator Burney moved to strike on
goods, wares and merchandise.
+ Senator Lane off cred a substitute pro
dividing that they msy sell goods, ware;
d and merchandise of their own -nanufac
3 ture.
Senator Claiborne moved to lay all the
amendments on the table. Carried.
Senator Harrison moved to amend pro.
stslding that corporations may be organ,
lied for the purpose of the subdivision
and sale of and, and to erect buildings
in cities and towns. Adopted.
Senator Camp moved to strike out the
words, "the accumulation and loan of
money!" but this subdivision shall rot
permit Incorporation with banking or
discounti1g privileges. No corporation
organized under the laws of any other
state or territory or of any foreign gov
ernment, for purposes other than those
authorized by this act or by any law of
this state, shall be permitted to do bust
ness in this state. Lost.
The bill wss then engrossed with
amendments providing that corporations
may be organized for the purpose OF
maintaining stock pens, slaughter and re-
frigerating houses and establishments for
canning meats, fruits, vegetables and fish.
House bill to provide for more speedy
counting of the votes at elections was
laid before the Senate.
Senator Bell moved to make the lew
operate only al polling places where 200
votes are cast instead of where 100 are
cast Adopted.
Senator Line moved to make it mis-
demeanor to refuse to act as clerk at
election when appointed By the judge
Lost, and the bill engrossed.
Adjourned.
| THE HOUSE.
The committee on lands presented
majority report adverse to Senate bill No.
l+3, giving the University regents ex-
elusive control OF the University lands
! Bills were introduced changing the
terms of courts in various districts,
changing various occupation taxes, ex-
empting cotton and wool factories from
taxation for five years, and preventing
discrimination oy monopolies and con-
| sptracies in the cotton seed oil business.
The House considered the occupation
tax bill. Amendments were adopted fix
ing graduated tax on money brokers
and dealers IN stocks, bonds, warrants,
exchange, and all kinds of negotiable Sc
curities of from SIG in towns of 1000 in
habitants up to SlGO in the largest cities
in the state, providing that the drum
mers's tax of $50 shall not be collected in
each county drummer visits to solicit
orders. Exempting BARRIERS from the &C.
cnpatioE tax, also eXemDting beef mar
ketJ from the tax. The bill was defeated
on the vote on final passage-ayes, 70;
nays, 10.
The general land bill Of the House,
coming up as the general order, and the
Senate land bill having Just been laid on
the desk Of the members, Mr.. Browning
moved that the House bill lie on the
table subject to call, in order that the
Senate bill may be examined. Carried.
House bill 3ll, defining and Furnishing
for pooling by railroads was considered.
The penalty is from six months to two
years in the penitentiary and fine of
from $1,000 to $4,000.
An amendment was adopted, changing
peni;entjary to county jail, and the bill
passed-ayes, 81; nays, %.
House bill No. 42S, requiring more spe-
c!fc reports as to railroad property and
operation to De furnished to the Comp
troller, passed.
House bill No. 49,, amending the law
Furnishing for Injuries to property by eX.
malicious Cffense against property, was
enerossed. .at.
The penalty is fixed at from two to five
years in the peGitenuary, and the object
is to embrace such offenses as engine kill
ing and others by strikers.
House bill No. 25G, requiring railroads
to furnish double deCked cars for sneep
sndigoats, passed.
House joint resolution No. lG, an
amendment to the constitution, to amend
the judiciary act so as to increase the
Judges of the Supreme court, etc, as
recommended by the Texas Bar Associa- |
ton, was epgrossed.
House bill No. 3lG, requiring foreign
corporations doing business in this state |
to file their charters with the Secretary of |
State under penalty Of fine of 500 |
against the corporation and 500 fac and |
thirty days Imprisonment against any
party acting az agent, was engrossed.
Senate bill No. so, requiring railroads !
TO give employees thirty days notice be |
fore disCharging them or reducing their |
wsses under penaly of right to recover |
thirty days wages by such employees,
passed.
House bill No. 200, allowing all cases
to be appealable from justices to county
courts, was defeated.
Senate bill No. PSI, creating a court of
three commissioners of appeals to be
appointed by the Governor for two years,
from April l, 1887, and to have the same
salary as judges ofthe Supreme court, was
in committee of the whole.
As the bill makes an appropriation, Mr..
Moore Of Travis, moved to adopt all the
bill except section -, making the ap-
leaving the allowance for
salaries to come In the general appropria-
ton bill. Adopted.
The thirteenth section was also adopted,
and the bill reported to the House with
recommendation that the bill pass.
The report of the committee was
adopted, and the House adjourned till
Wednesday.
PARIS.